Op Sindoor just an 88 hour trailer: COAS General Upendra Dwivedi warns Pakistan

Chief of Army Staff COAS General Upendra Dwivedi on Monday highlighted how the swift action and defence capabilities of the Indian Armed Forces gave India a chance to give a befitting reply to Pakistan in the form of Operation SindoorCalling the Operation an 88hour trailer he said that the armed forces were ready to teach them Pakistan how to behave responsibly with a neighbouring nation if such circumstances came upOperation Sindoor was just a trailer which ended in 88 hours We are prepared for any circumstances in future If Pakistan gives a chance we will teach it how to behave responsibly with a neighbouring nation General Dwivedi said while addressing the curtain raiser even of the Chanakya Defence Dialogues in New DelhiTalking about the lessons learned from the operation the COAS underlined three main points integration between forces ensuring proper supplies for a long drawn out battle and also ensuring decisions are taken at every level of the command chainWhenever some operation happened we learn from it this time too we learned things One of the things we learned was that the decision we have very less time to take any decision and take a decision at every level on time he saidOn intergration between armed forces the COAS said Another thing is integration which means that all forces whether Army Navy Air Force CAPF anyone else need to have good integration because todays battles are multidomain Just the army cannot fight a battle everyone has to fight togetherSo many things have been mixed togetherHe also mentioned how India needs to ensure that proper supplies for food and ammunition are maintained for even long drawn out battles even for as long as four years if need beWe also cannot say how long a battle will last even today This time we fought for 88 hours next time it could be four months too or even four years Looking at that do we have enough supplies and weapons to fight that If we do not have then we need to prepare for that he addedTalking about how India has set a new normal after the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22 he mentioned that the countrys forces are ready to take action against any country which will create obstacles in the countrys progress shown in how India is not phased by any blackmail attemptsWhen a country encourages statesponsored terrorism it becomes a matter of concern for India India talks about progress If someone creates obstacles in our course then we will have to take some action against them When we talk about the new normal we have said that talks and terror cant go together All we are asking is to adopt a peaceful process which we will cooperate with Until then we will treat terrorists and their sponsors alike he saidHe further highlighted the improving security situation in Jammu and Kashmir saying that there has been a huge decline in terrorist incidents in the area following the abrogation of Article 370After 5th August 2019 abrogation of Article 370 there has been a huge change in the situation in Jammu amp Kashmir After this political clarity has come There has been a huge decline in terrorism in JampK he saidThe Chanakya Defence Dialogues is a flagship international seminar organised by the Indian Army with the aim of bringing together policymakers strategic thinkers academia defence personnel veterans scientists and subject matter experts from India and abroad to examine Indias strategic directions and developmental prioritiesThis years theme for the dialogues is Reform to Transform Sashakt Surakshit aur Viksit Bharat While COAS General Upendra Dwivedi addressed the curtain raiser event in New Delhi the main event is set to take place from November 27 to November 28 in the national capitalThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever